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Sale Away: Red Sox ace Ks 11 in 4-0 win over Mariners

FILE PHOTO: A Boston Red Sox hat sits on the field in a game against the Minnesota Twins in Boston, Saturday, July 23, 2016. Photo: Associated Press/(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)


TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Sale pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, top prospect Rafael Devers became the youngest Boston player to hit a home run in more than 50 years, and the Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Wednesday to salvage the final game of the series.


Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers walks out of the
dugout for batting practice before a baseball game against the
Seattle Mariners, Monday, July 24, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted
S. Warren)

Barely 12 hours after the clubs wrapped up a five-hour, 13-inning marathon, the Red Sox got exactly what they needed from their ace to avoid being swept. The left-hander was masterful, striking out 11, the 14th time this season he had at least 10 strikeouts in a game. He allowed doubles to Jean Segura and Guillermo Heredia, and a broken-bat single to Ben Gamel, but none of the three to reach base via hit ever advanced.

Sale (13-4) has struck out at least nine batters in each of his 12 road starts this season, the longest streak dating to 1913.

 

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